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PRONUNCIATION OF TOWNISH

townish  [ˈtaʊnɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOWNISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Townish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOWNISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of townish in the English dictionary

The definition of townish in the dictionary is characteristic of a town or urban area, or the lifestyle associated with such a place, esp as contrasted with rural or country life.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOWNISH


banish
ˈbænɪʃ
brownish
ˈbraʊnɪʃ
clownish
ˈklaʊnɪʃ
corniche
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Cornish
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Danish
ˈdeɪnɪʃ
diminish
dɪˈmɪnɪʃ
dronish
ˈdrəʊnɪʃ
finish
ˈfɪnɪʃ
Finnish
ˈfɪnɪʃ
furnish
ˈfɜːnɪʃ
garnish
ˈɡɑːnɪʃ
greenish
ˈɡriːnɪʃ
punish
ˈpʌnɪʃ
refinish
riːˈfɪnɪʃ
replenish
rɪˈplɛnɪʃ
Spanish
ˈspænɪʃ
tarnish
ˈtɑːnɪʃ
vanish
ˈvænɪʃ
varnish
ˈvɑːnɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOWNISH

town meeting
town milk
town plan
town planner
town planning
town-and-country planning
townee
Townes
townhall clock
townie
townland
townless
townlet
townling
townly
townscape
townsfolk
Townshend
township
townskip

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOWNISH

admonish
astonish
burnish
cartoonish
gloss finish
hornish
knish
mannish
matt finish
minish
mirror finish
nail varnish
photo finish
photo-finish
Rhenish
soonish
sprint finish
the Cornish
the Spanish
womanish

Synonyms and antonyms of townish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «townish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOWNISH

Find out the translation of townish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of townish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «townish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

townish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

townish
570 millions of speakers

English

townish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

townish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

townish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

townish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

townish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শহুরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

townish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

townish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

都会風の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

townish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Townish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

townish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

townish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नगरीतील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

townish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

townish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

townish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

townish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

townish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

townish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

townish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

townish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

townish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of townish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWNISH»

The term «townish» is normally little used and occupies the 119.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of townish
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWNISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «townish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «townish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about townish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOWNISH»

Discover the use of townish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to townish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... undue, un- measurable towery adj syn LOFTY 6, aerial, airy, skyscraping, soaring, spiring, topless, towering to wit adv syn NAMELY, scilicet, videlicet towner n syn TOWNSMAN, burgher, cit, citizen, townman, towny townish adj of, relating to, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
2
Romeo and Juliet. As you like it
Ere long the townish dames together will resort, Some one of beauty, favour, shape, and of so lovely porte, With so fast fixed eye perhaps thou mayst beholde, That thou shalt quite forget thy love and passions past of olde.“ The yong mans ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, 1821
3
Poems and Plays
Ere long the townish dames together will resort, Some one of beauty, favour, shape, and of so lovely porte, With so fast fixed eye perhaps thou mayst beholde, That thou shalt quite forget thy love and passions past of olde." The yong mans ...
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, 1821
4
Dialectics of Human Nature in Marx's Philosophy
medieval retainers of the landlords and the corporations of townish citizens to a standing army, substituting for the checkered anarchy of conflicting medieval powers the regulated plan of a state power, with a systematic and hierarchic division ...
Mehmet Tabak, 2012
5
The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and ...
Ere long the townish dames together will resort, Some one of beauty, favour, shape, and of so lovely porte, With so fast fixed eve perhaps thou mayst beholde, -' That thou shall quite forget thy love and passions past of olde. The yong mans ...
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, 1809
6
The plays and poems of William Shakespeare: with the ...
Ere long the townish dames together will resort, Some one of beauty, favour, shape, and of so lovely porte, With so fast fixed eye perhaps thou mayst beholde, That thou shalt quite forget thy love and passions past of olde." The yong mans ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Nicholas Rowe, 1821
7
Delphi Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Illustrated)
Ere long the townish dames together will resort; Some one of beauty, favour, shape, and of solovely port, With so fastfixéd eye, perhaps thou mayst behold, shalt quite passions old.” That thou forgetthy love,and past of The young man's ...
William Shakespeare, 2013
8
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With ...
Ere long the townish dames together will resort, Some one of beauty, favour, sliape, and of so lovely porte, With so fast fixed eye perhaps thou mayst beholde, That thou shalt quite forget thy love and passions past ofolde." The yong mans ...
William Shakespeare, 1793
9
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
... it appears from the next line, was particularly in our author's contemplation : " The wery winter nights restore the Christmas games, " And now the seson doth invite to banquet townish dames." Romeus and Juliet, 1562. Malone. I have already ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, 1821
10
Plays
Ere long the townish dames together will resort, Some one of beauty, favour, shape, and of so lOvely porte, With so fast fixed eye dcrhaps thou mayst beholde, That thou shalt quite forget thy love and pasfions past of olde." The yong mans ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Georges Steevens, 1793

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOWNISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term townish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Oyama group still fun at 101
This small-townish: events include a pancake breakfast, tug of war, egg toss, sack races, dog show, a circus-like display, silent auction, storytime for tots, big ... «The Daily Courier, Jun 15»
2
Hunterrr song Chori chori: Arijit Singh and Sona Mohapatra come up …
-The shooting of this song seems so small townish that it makes you go and live that life. Brilliant portrayal of the lead actors and fantastic shot selection. «Bollywood Life, Feb 15»
3
How America Screws Up the World–And Doesn't Even Let Its …
American network anchors like Williams are expected to have good looks, good voices, and sincere, home-townish demeanors while reading scripts. Beyond ... «CounterPunch, Feb 15»
4
What the Middle Ages can tell us about the GOP's big charity myth
She has a lot of the qualities past Republican women have utilized to great avail, including the small-townish, folksy appeal of Sarah Palin, and the churchgoing ... «The Week Magazine, Oct 14»
5
Somaliland: Wajalians in Undeterred Movement at Purportedly …
The only problem observed was the huge discrepancy between the two Wajales with the Ethiopian one looking and acting townish , with over ten Banks ... «Somaliland Sun, Aug 14»
6
Starter homes: Boreenmanna Road, Cork €180000
Semi-detached, and quite traditional country townish in looks, this 820 sq ft house is on Cork's suburban Boreenmanna Road, across the road from Ashton ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 14»
7
Listen up, Tadpole Farm - your new school's not ready yet
Ironically Wichelstowe already had a primary school, there may have been a need in the Old Townish area, but there's no way the need was as great as that in ... «Swindon Advertiser, Mar 14»
8
Gray's: A 30-year Galesburg favorite
Walking in, there is definitely something to be said about the atmosphere. It's warm and feels very small townish — in a good way. With just two two-seater tables ... «The Knox Student, Jan 14»
9
First Presbyterian Church of Amagansett's 100th Summer Fair To Be …
“There's something small-townish about it, in a community that's had many changes,” said the Rev. Howarth, the church's pastor of eight years. “It's nice to have ... «27east.com, Aug 13»
10
DANCING DIVORCEE: Meanie
For some reason, unknown to me but perhaps part of this larger grander plan (every optimist insists there is one), I landed up in a small townish-village. I had to ... «Livemint, May 13»

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